The announcement of a 10-hour daily suspension follows growing pressure on Israel as a deadly hunger crisis spreads across the enclave.

Israel's military on Tuesday responded to accusations by the World Health Organization (WHO) that its forces attacked the UN agency's facilities in central Gaza and detained staff members. The military said soldiers came under fire in the city of Deir al-Balah on Monday and returned fire in the direction the shots originated.

ABC News’ Gio Benitez is joined by Father James Martin reacting to an Israeli attack on a church in Gaza that killed three Palestinians and how Pope Leo XIV is renewing calls for a ceasefire.

Operations in three parts of the enclave were temporarily halted on Sunday to allow more aid to enter the territory, the Israeli military said. It was unclear if the decision would relieve the hunger crisis in Gaza.

Israel rolled back curbs on aid distribution to Gaza over the weekend in an effort to defuse a growing international outcry over the hunger crisis convulsing the shattered Palestinian enclave.